***German version below*** The network of “Staff for Diversity” met for the first time on Tuesday, 21 March 2023, in a hybrid format. The group consisted of twelve people bringing different outlooks on diversity to the table. “Staff for Diversity” aspires to build on our differences and similarities: every person brings their individual experience, expectations […]
… something special must be happening. And it is – the next “WASCAL Floating University” is about to start. After we had our premiere last year with the research vessel Maria S. Merian (MSM106), we have another premiere this year with the next cohort of students: This year our Floating University will take place on […]
+++ english version below +++ Nun ist es schon über zwei Wochen her, dass wir uns in Kiel auf den Weg zur FS SONNE gemacht haben. Bis auf ein paar Kleinigkeiten, wie ein verspäteter Abflug von Hamburg aus, hat alles sehr gut geklappt und nach 31 Stunden waren wir am Hotel in der Stadt Concepción […]
Who does not know those American graduation hats? They are traditionally worn at the ceremony after successfully completing a degree or doctorate. Black and consisting of a flat, square board of stiff material to which a tassel is attached in the centre, these graduation hats are also known as mortarboards. Worn festively together with a […]
Saturday 4th March 2023 The sixth and final week of research cruise M187. On 27.02 we had our last station at the most western point of our cruise transect (5 °W, 26.7 °S), in the highly oligotrophic waters of the South Atlantic subtropical gyre. These seawaters are strongly depleted in bioavailable nitrogen, which limits phytoplankton […]
6th weekly report (19.02.2023 – 25.02.2023) Saturday 25th February 2023 The fifth week of the research expedition M187: we have been making progress with the transect we are conducting outwards into the South Atlantic subtropical gyre. We plan a total of 11 stations along this section, starting from where we finished the two filament studies […]
von Catharina Jäcke ***English version below*** Vor über 100 Jahren wurde am 8. März der internationale Frauentag zum ersten Mal zelebriert. Teilweise wird der Tag auch feministischer Kampftag genannt, da Feminismus nicht nur für Frauen ist, sondern für alle in der Gesellschaft benachteiligten Geschlechter. In diesem Beitrag wird die Relevanz des 8. März erklärt, ob […]
von Lilly Rosenkranz ***English version below*** Geschlechtergerechtigkeit & Forschungskultur: Dimensionen des Matilda Effekts Grundlegend für wissenschaftliche Arbeit ist Kollaboration. Wissensbestände werden aufgebaut und erweitert, vielfältige Blickwinkel und Beiträge verbessern die Qualität der Wissensbestände. Die Anerkennung der Leistungen ermöglicht ihre Weiterentwicklung und den Fortbestand des Wissens. Historisch gibt es jedoch blinde Flecken innerhalb des kollaborativen Verständnisses […]
4th weekly report (12.02.2023 – 18.02.2023) Saturday 18th February 2023 In our fourth week we continued our study of the second filament located west of Lüderitz, conducting daily stations to sample the water column and then using the remainder of the day and night for intensive underway sampling of surface seawaters. We are studying the […]
3rd weekly report (05.02.2023 – 11.02.2023) Saturday 11th February 2023 The start of the week began in Walvis Bay port as we waited for a replacement crew member to arrive. The scientists used the time to organize their labs and catch up with paperwork. We also had science seminars each day where initial results from […]